UC Irvine and French researchers have identified a central switch responsible for the transformation of healthy brain cells into epileptic ones, opening the way to both treat and prevent temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy affects 1 to 2 percent of the world's population, and TLE is the most common form of…
IN THE NEWS: Dr. Charles Vega discusses the UC Irvine School of Medicine’s PRIME-LC program with the online Voice of Orange County. Vega talks about how the program trains young doctors to better serve underrepresented communities. Read the full article ›
Paolo Sassone-Corsi, Donald Bren Professor and chair of pharmacology, has been selected as an external member of the Max Planck Society, one of the world's most prestigious scientific groups. The society comprises some 80 German institutes conducting basic research in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and arts and…
UC Irvine surgeon Dr. Michael J. Stamos and colleagues report that patients who undergo minimally invasive laparascopic colorectal surgery were less likely to suffer from a type of blood clot called deep vein thrombosis than those undergoing traditional open surgery. This type of surgery was also associated with shorter hospital…
IN THE NEWS: The Los Angeles Times reports that weight-loss surgery is safe and effective for most people, but complications do occur, according to a study presented by Dr. Ninh T. Nguyen at the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery. The presentation cited the top…
IN THE NEWS: The girl, looking something like a well-mannered cherub, sat primly with her hands folded, raised her hand to speak, and made direct eye contact as her teacher told a story. Her reward: permission to leave the table and join Cinder, a large, friendly golden retriever and a…
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register’s OC Deals blog took note of the opportunity blood donors have to receive baseball tickets at one of the UCI Health blood drives this summer at Anaheim Stadium. Says blogger Marla Jo Fisher: “That sounds like a lot of fun for people who…
IN THE NEWS: Southern California Public Radio’s KPCC-FM covered the conclusion of a program that teamed first-year UC Irvine medical school students with senior citizens. The goal of the grant-funded program is to shatter misconceptions that med students might have about caring for older adults. Student Nina Nirasimhalu was paired…
UCI Health and Angels Baseball are partnering in a series of blood drives at Angel Stadium this summer to increase the supply for people in need at Orange County’s only Level I trauma center. Blood reserves tend to run low during the summer. Seriously injured patients at UC Irvine Medical…
Southern Californians are, by and large, active people. But every now and then, we overdo it, jumping headfirst into summertime sports we’re not prepared for — like pickup basketball, soccer, softball or beach volleyball, among others. Dr. David Kruse, medical director of the UCI Health Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center…
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